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Children of our n tion, one out
of fi of hom no li e belo
po rty l. Since 1979,
Arne . children ha b n
fallin into po rty at a rate of
2,200 a day. BI c children
been e pecially hard hit.
b by today run a one
o of being born
rty, and has little hope
in durin childhood.
c child' more than
d-one-half time likely
a hite child to live in diapi-
ted ho . g, d twice
. ely to have no regu urce
of health care .
. B· ops are correct to
find a�' dal" in th large
number of Americans ho no
Ii in po rty. In their draft
etter, they call for "impro -
men in the quality of edu-
tion for poor children and
impro d child c e rvices,"
among the dozen of other
recommendations.
Y, parts of th Bishops'
en , ch the redis-
tribution of alth d reduct-
poor in